Bird Flu, cats spread H5N1

Bird Flu Spread to Humans May Be a Few Mutations Away, but Overall Risk Is Low
A recent CDC MMWR report shows three new asymptomatic human cases of bird flu, suggesting the virus may be silently spreading as recent research shows the bird flu virus may be just a few mutations away from human-to-human transmission.
Your questions about cats and bird flu risk, answered
San Jose, Calif. — Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats.
How to protect your pets from bird flu
In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the primary route of exposure for pets in the current outbreak, says Coleman. If an outdoor cat catches an infected bird or rodent, that can make them sick.
Your questions about bird flu, answered
Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022.
Two Kansas cats have contracted bird flu. What vets say about keeping your pets safe
Officials in Pottawatomie County, Kansas reported on March 6 that two cats had tested positive for bird flu. Owners concerned about the virus can keep their cats indoors and reassess their diets.
Is your pet susceptible to catching bird flu?
With the recent spike in bird flu across Ohio, it would be advisable to keep a close eye on your pets. Cats, much more than dogs, are at risk of catching the virus, veterinary experts say, although they don’t know why that’s the case.
Cats with bird flu reported in Manhattan
A veterinary hospital in Manhattan is reporting that two cats have tested positive for bird flu. On Thursday, March 6, the TimberCreek Veterinary Hospital located in Manhattan warned Pottawatomie County residents that two cats had tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the county.
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Officials take precautions in Pennsylvania as bird flu spreads to humans in other states
Avian influenza poses a low risk to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, but officials in ...
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State experts raise alarms about the nation’s readiness to respond to bird flu: ‘It may erupt’
“I do think we need to have a healthy worry about this, but the risk to humans in this moment remains low.” Among the challenges with detecting the bird flu among humans is that many of the ...
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Your bird flu questions, answered
Avian influenza is not new,” said Mark Stetter, dean of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. “But what is new is this ...
Trump's Plan To Combat Bird Flu Will Ensure More Bird Flu | Opinion
Three years into the epidemic that has claimed the lives of nearly 170 million farmed birds and caused 70 known human ...